Something for Nothing: Rentier Capitalism
Course, Bachelor's level, 2EH304
Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 6 November 2024–19 January 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in the social sciences
- Selection
-
Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 11,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 11,250
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2024
- Application code
- UU-20032
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 1 August 2024–18 October 2024
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 6 November 2024–19 January 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in the social sciences
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 1 August 2024–18 October 2024
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 25 March 2025–8 June 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in the social sciences
- Selection
-
Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 11,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 11,250
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2024
- Application code
- UU-70032
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 19 December 2024–13 January 2025
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 25 March 2025–8 June 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in the social sciences
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 19 December 2024–13 January 2025
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
This course explores the historical shift from extraction - the process of relying on nature for the sustenance of human life - to extractivism, a set of practices premised on capital accumulation and power inequalities. We also expand our field of vision to include rentierism, the broad contemporary phenomenon of money-making through ownership and control of assets of different kinds. We thus engage in debates about whether extractivism and its contemporary forms can convincingly be seen as a central feature of capitalism currently - namely, rentier capitalism.